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US District Court Digest

Jun 24, 2011

11-C0171 Williams v. C&D Technologies, Inc.

Civil Procedure Subject matter jurisdiction

Jun 23, 2011

10-C-0863 Estate of Sustache v. Mathews

Bankruptcy Dischargeability; willful and malicious acts

Jun 22, 2011

06-C-0715 EEOC v. Management Hospitality of Racine, Inc.

Employment Hostile work environment; injunctions Where an employer restaurant was guilty of sexual harassment, it is appropriate that injunctive relief be issued covering all restaurants owned by the employer. “Defendants argue that injunctive relief cannot extend to the other IHOPs owned by Salauddin Janmohammed and managed by Flipmeastack because they are separate entities and not […]

Jun 8, 2011

09-CR-235 U.S. v. McBride

Sentencing Felon in possession; marijuana trafficking A sentence served in the community is appropriate where the defendant’s criminal history category is overstated and he engaged in significant post-offense rehabilitation. “Defendant’s prior conviction for armed robbery distorted the guidelines’ recommendation. Ordinarily, I would agree that an armed robbery conviction suggests a greater[...]

Jun 8, 2011

10-CR-31 U.S. v. Vang

Sentencing Drug trafficking Where the defendant did not know the amount of controlled substances involved in the one transaction he participated in, and did not profit from the transaction, a community sentence is appropriate. “The guidelines recommended 70-87 months, but that was based on defendant’s high drug weight, which substantially inflated his range and overstated […]

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